"Summer (The First Time)" is a song by American singer Bobby Goldsboro, recorded for his album of the same name and released as a single in June 1973.

Using a repeating piano riff, 12-string guitar, and an orchestral string arrangement (engineered by Ernie Winfrey), the song was suggestive enough to spark some controversy at the time.

The sound of seagulls combined with the string arrangement at the start of the record, which last 57 seconds until the vocals come in, creates the impression of being on a beach in mid-summer.

[citation needed] It has been suggested that the musical theme of the song may have provided inspiration for Jean-Claude Borelly's 1975 hit "Dolannes Melodie".

Millie Jackson recorded a cover of "Summer (The First Time)" as the closing track of her 1974 album, Caught Up.